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Cell-free Biochemical Fluorometric Enzymatic Assay for High-throughput Measurement of Lipid Peroxidation in High Density Lipoprotein
Published on: October 12, 2017
[Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant levels in patients with laryngeal carcinoma]
Yavuz Fuat Yilmaz1, Filiz Akbiyik, Umit Tuncel
1Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. dryavuzfuatyilmaz@mynet.com
Objectives:
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in the pathogenesis of cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of lipid peroxidation and ROS in laryngeal cancer tissues.
Patients And Methods:
We determined glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) activities as markers of lipid peroxidation in laryngeal tumor specimens and tumor-free adjacent tissues of 30 patients with squamous cell carcinoma.
Results:
Compared to the tumor-free specimens, the level of GSH was significantly low (p<0.001) whereas MDA, a lipid peroxidation product, showed a significant increase (p<0.01) in cancer tissues. No significant differences were found in MDA and GSH levels between patients with early (n=14) and advanced (n=16) tumor stages (p>0.05).
Conclusion:
Decreased antioxidant capacity of laryngeal cancer tissues results in elevation of free oxygen radicals and increased lipid peroxidation. Free radical metabolism may be involved in the pathogenesis of laryngeal cancers.